hell's bells
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of hell's bells
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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This solitude that’s being forced on me and my wife is — hell’s bells as it is — just standard operating procedure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2020
As is usual in this sort of recital, hell's bells ring a lot more appealingly than any other place's.
From Time Magazine Archive
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